Résumé
Summary
I am seeking a position in information architecture that gives me the opportunity to create intuitive and accessible applications. My unique combination of interface design experience and technical expertise can enhance the development process by maximizing the capabilities of the underlying technology.
Related Work Experience
5/2005-PresentSplunk Technology, SF, CA
Senior Web Splunker
Making super-sweet IT tools...find out about it at Linuxworld 2005.
The State Bar of California, SF, CA
9/2004-5/2005Web Development Manager
Developed group billing service to automate bulk calculation and payment of membership fees
- Designed intuitive web interface to manage hundreds of membership fee statements at once
- Created extensive library of design pattern objects to support a flexible development platform for all future web applications
5/2002-9/2004Webmaster
Architected 4-tier .NET platform for membership self-service applications with legacy system integration
- Implemented My State Bar Profile project that allowed the 195,000+ lawyers in California to maintain their official records, report compliance, and pay membership fees
- Established first corporate intranet by designing and implementing a lightweight content management system, Active Directory-aware employee directory, and custom knowledge base
- Created DB2/400 > MS SQL Server data replication service to drive revamped attorney search, member demographics, certification provider search, and special master search applications
- Upgraded California bar exam results application to achieve a 16x performance increase - up to 240 searches/sec from a single secure web server
12/2001-PresentIndependent Consultant
- Interaction Design: Designed language tutor interface with real-time translations (Roark Tech)
- Systems Architecture: Created extensible listing engine for community bulletin system (CitySlate)
- Web Site Design: Designed new web sites by translating marketing material into effective web-based formats (Northern California Cornell Alumni Association, Symphony Consulting)
9/1999-9/2001Planetarabia.com, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
Co-founder; Web Application Architect
Led 6-person development team responsible for web portal applications and content integration
- Created a multi-lingual content management system for 75,000+ pages that replaced 3 separate publishing systems, decreasing hardware requirements from 5 systems to 2
- Developed HTML-based user interface that enabled non-technical editors to change the content and layout of pages in real-time, thereby reducing the 6-person technical support group to 2 people
- Built marketing extension that allowed for co-branding of portal properties, content syndication, and revenue sharing for over 90 different affiliates
Education
Degree
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
5/2000B.S., Operations Research and Industrial Engineering;
College of Engineering
Continuing Education
Berkeley University, Berkeley, CA
2/2004Essentials of Marketing;
Berkeley University Extension
8/2003Essentials of Website Management;
Berkeley University Extension
Tools and Technologies
| Application Servers | Microsoft .NET, BroadVision, Interwoven Teamsite, Macromedia ColdFusion |
| Languages | C#, SQL, PHP, XML, XSLT, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Cold Fusion, Perl |
| Design Applications | Visual Studio.NET, Homesite, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, InDesign, Quark Express, Acrobat, Visio |